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Midlife women's cardiovascular symptoms: A cluster analysis

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Menopausal transition, in which biological and psychosocial changes are caused due to estrogen fluctuations, has been reported to increase cardiovascular risk among midlife women. The purposes of this study were to identify the clusters of midlife women by cardiovascular symptoms and to examine racial/ethnic differences in the clusters. This was a secondary analysis, in which hierarchical cluster and multinomial logistic analyses were conducted with the data (N = 966) collected in two previous studies. Three clusters were adopted: Cluster 1 (high vasomotor and low cardiorespiratory), Cluster 2 (low vasomotor and high cardiorespiratory and high discomfort/pain), and Cluster 3 (high discomfort/pain and high indigestion).

Source: Health Care For Women International

DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2017.1332626

Authors: Eun-Ok Im, Young Ko, Eunice Chee, Wonshik Chee, Jun James Mao

Institutions: Duke University, Gachon University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Nursing Research